| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Mire (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Yonakor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erin Thoms (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Levering (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Naranjo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Harold Barnes inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Rice | Harold Barnes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:37 | Rice | Casey Simpson tips it in | 37-26 |
| 19:09 | BYU | Erin Thoms can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 37-26 |
| 19:08 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 19:03 | Rice | Floyd Naranjo is called for the reach on Kristopher Mire - foul #2 on Floyd Naranjo, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:57 | Rice | Clay Farnham double dribbles | 37-26 |
| 18:47 | BYU | Kevin Smith is called for traveling | 37-26 |
| 18:23 | Rice | Harold Barnes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 18:22 | BYU | Kevin Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Keith Levering is fouled on the floor by Clay Farnham - foul #2 on Clay Farnham, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 17:58 | BYU | Clay Farnham steals the ball from Floyd Naranjo | 37-26 |
| 17:36 | Rice | Casey Simpson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Harold Barnes and the foul's on Floyd Naranjo - foul #3 on Floyd Naranjo, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian (PF), Donald Pope (C) Keith Levering, Floyd Naranjo | |
| 17:36 | Rice | Casey Simpson makes the free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:21 | BYU | Harold Barnes steals the ball from Michael Yonakor | 40-26 |
| 17:16 | Rice | Kristopher Mire banks in the layup set up by Harold Barnes | 42-26 |
| 17:01 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian is called for traveling | 42-26 |
| Subs | Rice | Brandon Calderwood (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Stephen Kile (SF), Stanley Cunningham (PF), Philip Crenshaw (C) John Smith, Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Clay Farnham, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | BYU | George Buckler (SG), James Zedaker (C) Erin Thoms, Kevin Smith | |
| 16:47 | Rice | Brandon Calderwood buries a jump hook from the right block | 44-26 |
| 16:39 | BYU | James Zedaker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Philip Crenshaw - foul #1 on Philip Crenshaw, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| 16:39 | BYU | James Zedaker makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:39 | BYU | James Zedaker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:39 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Donald Pope swats the shot by Stanley Cunningham | 44-27 |
| 16:26 | BYU | Donald Pope snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 16:05 | BYU | Donald Pope misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 16:04 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw grabs the board | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Brandon Calderwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Driskell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Kile (fresh) PF - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Yonakor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Buckler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy O'Brian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Zedaker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Pope (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:57 | Rice | Stephen Kile loses the dribble to Jimmy O'Brian | 44-27 |
| 15:53 | BYU | George Buckler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jimmy O'Brian | 44-29 |
| 15:35 | Rice | Stephen Kile misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-29 |
| 15:33 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses the tip | 44-29 |
| 15:31 | BYU | Donald Pope grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 15:27 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 15:25 | BYU | Michael Yonakor grabs the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 15:14 | BYU | Michael Yonakor is fouled on the floor by Brandon Calderwood - foul #2 on Brandon Calderwood, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Kristopher Mire (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Clay Farnham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Brandon Calderwood, Charles Driskell, Stephen Kile, Stanley Cunningham, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | BYU | Erin Thoms (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Keith Levering (PF), Floyd Naranjo (C) Michael Yonakor, Jimmy O'Brian, James Zedaker, Donald Pope | |
| 14:56 | BYU | Keith Levering hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 14:40 | Rice | Casey Simpson's layup is rejected by Floyd Naranjo | 44-32 |
| 14:38 | Rice | Casey Simpson tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 14:28 | BYU | Floyd Naranjo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-32 |
| 14:27 | BYU | Kevin Smith tips it but misses | 46-32 |
| 14:26 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:20 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clay Farnham | 48-32 |
| 13:58 | BYU | George Buckler misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 13:56 | Rice | Clay Farnham snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 13:38 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 13:37 | BYU | The rebound goes to George Buckler | 48-32 |
| 13:27 | BYU | Erin Thoms buries a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Kristopher Mire - foul #2 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (C) Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Yonakor (PG) George Buckler | |
| 13:27 | BYU | Erin Thoms makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:07 | Rice | Harold Barnes lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 13:07 | Rice | Harold Barnes makes the free throw | 51-35 |
| 12:49 | BYU | Kevin Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-35 |
| 12:48 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 12:24 | Rice | Harold Barnes connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Kile | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:15 | BYU | Keith Levering hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-35 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Ron McCasland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:53 | Rice | Kristopher Mire knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clay Farnham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Kile (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Yonakor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erin Thoms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Keith Levering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Naranjo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | BYU | Keith Levering can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Clay Farnham - foul #3 on Clay Farnham, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Stanley Cunningham (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Clay Farnham | |
| Subs | BYU | George Buckler (SG), Jimmy O'Brian (SF), Donald Pope (C) Erin Thoms, Kevin Smith, Floyd Naranjo | |
| 11:44 | BYU | Keith Levering misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:44 | BYU | Keith Levering makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:27 | Rice | Casey Simpson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-36 |
| 11:26 | BYU | The rebound goes to George Buckler | 57-36 |
| 11:21 | BYU | Michael Yonakor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-36 |
| 11:19 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the board | 57-36 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Stephen Kile scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-36 |
| 10:50 | BYU | Donald Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (PF) Stephen Kile | |
| Subs | BYU | James Zedaker (C) Keith Levering | |
| 10:36 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses the jump hook near the basket | 60-36 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham tips it in | 62-36 |
| 10:12 | BYU | James Zedaker comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 62-36 |
| 10:10 | Rice | Charles Driskell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 09:56 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham travels with the ball | 62-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Kristopher Mire (SG), Clay Farnham (PF) Charles Driskell, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | BYU | Howard Moore (PG), Erin Thoms (SG), Kevin Smith (SF), Floyd Naranjo (C) Michael Yonakor, George Buckler, Donald Pope, James Zedaker | |
| 09:43 | BYU | Howard Moore is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 62-36 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:24 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian drills a jumper near the basket set up by Erin Thoms | 62-38 |
| 09:03 | Rice | Kristopher Mire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-38 |
| 09:02 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw can't tip it in | 62-38 |
| 09:00 | BYU | Floyd Naranjo pulls down the rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:51 | BYU | Erin Thoms misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-38 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Clay Farnham gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:31 | Rice | Clay Farnham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-38 |
| 08:29 | BYU | Howard Moore grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 08:23 | BYU | Kevin Smith loses the dribble to Philip Crenshaw | 62-38 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Kristopher Mire hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #4 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Harold Barnes (SF), Stephen Kile (PF), Casey Simpson (C) Ron McCasland, Stanley Cunningham, Clay Farnham, Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Yonakor (PG), George Buckler (SF), Donald Pope (PF) Howard Moore, Kevin Smith, Jimmy O'Brian | |
| 07:57 | Rice | Kristopher Mire misses the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 07:57 | Rice | Kristopher Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 07:48 | BYU | Harold Barnes picks off the pass by Floyd Naranjo | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kristopher Mire (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Kile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Yonakor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erin Thoms (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Buckler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Pope (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Naranjo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Rice | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-38 |
| 07:20 | BYU | Erin Thoms grabs the defensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 07:12 | BYU | Casey Simpson swats the shot by Donald Pope | 63-38 |
| 07:11 | BYU | Michael Yonakor grabs the offensive board | 63-38 |
| 06:59 | BYU | Michael Yonakor hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Erin Thoms | 63-40 |
| 06:44 | Rice | Casey Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 06:42 | BYU | Donald Pope gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 06:37 | BYU | Erin Thoms misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 06:36 | BYU | George Buckler snags the offensive board | 63-40 |
| 06:23 | BYU | George Buckler misses the shot from the left wing | 63-40 |
| 06:21 | BYU | Floyd Naranjo snags the offensive board | 63-40 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Donald Pope loses the dribble to John Smith | 63-40 |
| 06:02 | Rice | John Smith banks in the layup | 65-40 |
| 05:43 | BYU | George Buckler loses the dribble to John Smith | 65-40 |
| 05:16 | Rice | Erin Thoms takes the ball from Harold Barnes | 65-40 |
| 04:57 | BYU | Erin Thoms hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kristopher Mire - foul #3 on Kristopher Mire, team foul #7 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (PG), Charles Driskell (SG), Matt Sealey (SF), Stanley Cunningham (PF), Philip Crenshaw (C) John Smith, Kristopher Mire, Harold Barnes, Stephen Kile, Casey Simpson | |
| Subs | BYU | Ronnie Lehman (PG), Howard Moore (SF), Jimmy O'Brian (PF), James Zedaker (C) Michael Yonakor, George Buckler, Donald Pope, Floyd Naranjo | |
| 04:57 | BYU | Erin Thoms makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:57 | BYU | Erin Thoms misses the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Charles Driskell gets the rebound | 65-41 |
| 04:40 | Rice | Matt Sealey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-41 |
| 04:38 | BYU | The rebound goes to James Zedaker | 65-41 |
| 04:32 | BYU | Erin Thoms loses the dribble to Matt Sealey | 65-41 |
| 04:11 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw loses the dribble to Erin Thoms | 65-41 |
| 03:59 | BYU | Howard Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-41 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Driskell | 67-41 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Driskell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Matt Sealey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Ronnie Lehman (fresh) SG - Erin Thoms (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Moore (fresh) PF - Jimmy O'Brian (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Zedaker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | BYU | Howard Moore loses the dribble to Charles Driskell | 67-41 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Matt Sealey can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ronnie Lehman - foul #1 on Ronnie Lehman, team foul #5 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Stephen Kile (PF) Philip Crenshaw | |
| Subs | BYU | George Buckler (SG) Erin Thoms | |
| 03:00 | Rice | Matt Sealey misses the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 03:00 | Rice | Matt Sealey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| 02:47 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian banks in the layup set up by Howard Moore and he's hacked by Stephen Kile - foul #1 on Stephen Kile, team foul #8 | 68-43 |
| 02:47 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian misses the free throw | 68-43 |
| 02:47 | Rice | Stephen Kile grabs the board | 68-43 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Ron McCasland comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-43 |
| 02:25 | BYU | George Buckler pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| 02:19 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from George Buckler | 68-45 |
| 02:03 | Rice | Charles Driskell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 68-45 |
| 02:02 | Rice | Stephen Kile tips it in | 70-45 |
| 01:55 | BYU | Howard Moore misses badly on a floater from the right side | 70-45 |
| 01:54 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy O'Brian | 70-45 |
| 01:47 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian's floater is tipped away by Stephen Kile | 70-45 |
| 01:45 | Rice | Matt Sealey gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 01:30 | Rice | Matt Sealey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-45 |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (C) Matt Sealey | |
| Subs | BYU | Donald Pope (PF) Ronnie Lehman | |
| 01:09 | BYU | Howard Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Crenshaw | 70-45 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 70-45 |
| 00:45 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-45 |
| 00:43 | Rice | Stanley Cunningham tips it back up and in | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | BYU | Ron McCasland is called for the reach on Jimmy O'Brian - foul #4 on Ron McCasland, team foul #9 | 72-45 |
| 00:37 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 00:37 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rice | Charles Driskell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stanley Cunningham | 74-47 |
| 00:09 | BYU | Howard Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-47 |
| 00:08 | BYU | James Zedaker grabs the offensive board | 74-47 |
| 00:05 | BYU | Jimmy O'Brian scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Moore | 74-49 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ron McCasland runs out the clock | 74-49 |